The Severity Of The Laws Prevents Their

The Prejudices Of Superstition Are Superior To All Others, And Have The Strongest Influence On The Human Mind.

Vanity Is As Advantageous To A Government As Pride Is Dangerous. To Be Convinced Of This We Need Only Represent, On The One Hand,the Numberless Benefits Which Result From Vanity, As Industry, The Arts, Fashions, Politeness, And Taste; And On The Other, The Infinite Evils Which Spring From The Pride Of Certain Nations, A Laziness, Poverty, A Total Neglect Of Everything.

A Fondness For Reading Changes The Inevitable Dull Hours Of Our Life Into Exquisite Hours Of Delight.

There Is No One, Says Another, Whom Fortune Does Not Visit Once In His Life; But When She Does Not Find Him Ready To Receive Her, She Walks In At The Door, And Flies Out At The Window.

What Orators Lack In Depth They Make Up For In Length.